Thursday, October 12, 2017

Laywine's is carrying a new ink line from Switzerland - Abraxas Inks! They come in cute little bottles with corks and wax seals. The four inks I have tested are all scented, and there are many more colours in the lineup. You can contact Laywine's for more details or to purchase your own. They're premium inks with a hefty price tag of $29.00 CAD + applicable taxes.

Abraxas Inks describe these inks as the Classic Line, available in many colors - some are safe for fountain pens and others are not. These ones are! Thanks to Laywines for sending this for review!

ABOUT

PROS

Light scent is a treat - it's not gross and it doesn't stick in your pens long after cleaning.

Very elegant presentation! Classy as heck.

What a gorgeous gift this would be, both for a friend and for yourself!

CONS

Pretty expensive for such a small bottle.

Cork is a pain to replace once you have uncorked it.

Bottle mouth is not very wide so it can be difficult to fill larger pens from.

OVERALL

The trend here with these inks is they are pretty classic, standard colors - at least the four I have - so they're quite nice, pretty, gorgeous presentation, but they have not yet given me the WOW! These inks are premium, spoil-yourself inks, with their classy presentation, light scents, and hefty price tag. The bottles themselves are not ideal for filling from, especially if you have larger pens. It's sort of a silly ink in terms of price and practicality, but it's always fun to try new inks. I think this would be an excellent gift or treat, but not a daily use ink based on the price and bottle size.

I received this item/these items free of charge for the purposes of this review. I was not compensated monetarily for my review. Everything you've read here is my own opinion.